Anthony Wayne: Soldier of the Early RepublicPaul David Nelson has written an exciting biography of an exciting figure—the military hero of the American Revolution and the Indian Wars in the Northwest Territory—"Mad" Anthony Wayne. Some of his contemporaries called him rash and impetuous, a braggart and a dandy. "More active and enterprising than judicious and cautious" was George Washington's verdict. True, Wayne had a flair for the dramatic and consciously acted the role of swashbuckler, but he proved himself one of the best and most successful military leaders of the early American republic. |
Contents
Genesis of a Soldier 17451776 I | 1 |
Canada and Ticonderoga 17761777 | 21 |
Trials in Pennsylvania 1777 | 42 |
Valley Forge and Monmouth 17771779 | 65 |
Stony Point and Stormy Politics 17791780 | 94 |
Mutiny 17801781 | 115 |
The Virginia Adventure 1781 | 132 |
Southern Triumph 17811783 | 163 |
Redemption 17871792 | 208 |
Commander of the Legion 17921793 | 228 |
Fallen Timbers 17931794 | 249 |
Peace in the Northwest 17941795 | 269 |
Good Soldiers Reward 17951796 | 284 |
NOTES | 305 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 341 |
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